, 1887-11-10
ONE MORE DAY.
UNE WUHE UHT.
The Beginning of the End
Fast Approaching.
The Condemned Closely Con-
fined to Their Cells.
Numerous Petitions Presented
to Governor 0glesby.
In Close Confinement.

CHICAGO, NOV. 9.-Ihe anarchists
were not permitted out of their cells to-
day. Visitors were restricted and in a
remote part of the jail a few trusted depu-
ties were perfecting final preliminaries
needful to the erection of the gallows.
AS yet this instrument of death has not
been removed from the storage room, but
everything Is in readiness to go forward
with the executions-that is, everything
with the exception of the mere Joining
together of tho framework OF the gallows.
But that can be done In a very little
while.
NINA REFUSED ~ADMITTANCR.
For the first time since the supreme
court passed or the case Nina Van Zandt
was to-day denied admission. She toiled
up the prison stairs in the rain, opened
the storm door and took shelter in the
closed entry. A moment later her white
face was appealing, and in an humble
tone she was asking to be allowed admit
lance and the doorkeeper shook his head,
saying orders had been given to keep her
out.
Jailor Folz was back somewhere in the
cage, and she sent for him. He came
out and in a kindly but very positive tone
informed her he was obliged to refuse her
entrance. She remained where she was,
holding on to the prison bars as if not
comprehending what was said. The
jailor continued: "Spies is locked up.
He cant be let out of his cell, and you
could not see him, anyway, if you did
come iG.
Slowly the Young woman turned away.
She CROPPED her way down stairs in the
rain, and with painful steps she went out
through the jailyard and turned down the
alley. But the Jail door was opened
while Miss Van Zandt was at the thrcsh-
hold. 1t was opened for the aged Mrs.
Engel, who was accorded a brief inter.
view with her husband. None other Of
the wives or relatives of the anarchists
called to see them this morning. They
remained unvisited with the single excep-
ton of Fielden, who had a caller in the
person of Rev. DR.. Bottom.
Spies, Parsous and Lingg remained
away out of sight back In their cells
There was no noise or movement OF any
kind to be noted. The rain falling on the
sheet iron roof was all that broke the
stiffness, except now and then a heavy
tread Of the officials going hither and
thither. attending to the preparations Tor
Fridays work. All interest just now be
longing to the fate OF the doomed men
has been transferred to Springfield.
Most of their friends and sympathIzers
and their counsel as well are out of tow
interceding with the governor.
What will the governor do?" was the
query very often heard about the Jail this
morning. 1t was the general belief that
nothing final would be heard from
Springfield until to morrow. The anar
chists made no inquiry nor did they
-N.l ,u..l --
all during the forenoon. Whatever were
their hopes, their fears, their wishes or
their thoughts they kept to themselves.
A few gas jets burned in the corridor,
but they only served to make the shadows
deeper and there in their narrow cells
were the men, the length of whose lives
can now be counted in hours and
their absence of action of any kind would
indicate that they were busy with refec
ton all. The forenoon this stiffness was
kept W.
All over the town quiet but effective
workers were engaged in attending to a
multitude OF arrangements that may have
something to do with the hanging. The
water works are being guarded, as are
many Of the big buildings down town.
New wires have been strung from the Jail
to the Chicago avenue police station; an
other special wire has been put in between
the Jail and the Central police station, and
still another wire between the Jail and the
Harrison street station. Should there
happen to be any uprising, but the officers
do not expect any, ample means are avail
able to check it.
This afternoon the following telegram
was received by Parsons in the Jail.
Sign Immediately the petition, [ have
prepared Tor You. Get Engel and Fischer
to sign it. Everything may depend upon
%this-your lives and others-the public.
For Gods sake sign and wire me at once.
[SiQnedl W. P. BLACK.
Parsons at once declared the ommun
ication to be a fraud, as did also Fischer
and Engel. He said he would sign it if
the others did. The despatch was dated
Springfield and was filed at = p. IN